We came across SOPA and PIPA, proposed anti-piracy legislations in the U.S. that would make it easier for any copyright holder to request for official court orders against blogs or websites that allegedly infringe their copyright. Erring websites can more easily be taken down without giving the accused a chance to defend his claim. This ruling will render the website as if it were never there, even if you type the correct URL. SOPA can be applied to domestic and foreign websites, whereas PIPA targets only foreign websites. The legislation specifically targets movie and music streaming websites. But the issue here is that even if only one page or user is found to be illegally distributing content, the entire website will be shut down. The SOPA and PIPA received mass opposition from Internet giants, too. Wikipedia kept itself shut down for a day to protest against these prop...